Games On the Cheap - What Steam Bundles Are You Looking At&quest;

The Steam Winter Sale has been and gone, taking a large chunk out of our respective wallets in its passing. But if you're feeling the pinch of paying full price, not to worry. Unless you're a stickler for AAA-only games, there are still plenty of good deals worth picking up right this very moment.

First the very obvious place to look: Steam itself!

Steam Sales

(Please note that I'm just including the bigger discounts in this write-up. Steam constantly has a rotating collection of titles that are between 10-25% off.)

Darksiders II for 75% off at $7.49 (all DLC is also 75-76% off)

Hotline Miami for 75% off at $2.49 (the soundtrack is also 75% off)

Kinetic Void for 65% off at $7.99 (keep in mind this title is Early Access and still unfinished!)

However, this is hardly the sum total of all the games you can find on sale right now. These I limit mostly to Steam titles (personal bias; I like maintaining a Steam library) titles that can be found bundled for various charitable causes. Some of these bundles are a mix of Steam, Windows, and Desura, etc.

Humble Indie Bundle X

The current Humble Bundle running this week can be purchased for as low as $1. If you choose to pay below the average, these are the games you will get:

To the Moon

Joe Danger 2: The Movie

Papa & Yo

BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

If you pay more than the average (currently $5.38), you will receive these additional titles:

HOARD

Strike Suit Zero

Toki Tori 2+

Reus

Surgeon Simulator 2013

The Frozenbyte Humble Weekly Sale

Also on the same site, you can check out the Weekly Sale running this week for as low as $1 for the following titles:

Shadowgrounds

Trine

Jack Claw Prototype

If you pay more than $6, you will receive two additional titles:

Shadowgrounds Survivor

Trine 2: Complete Story

EDIT: The Weekly Sale has now changed.

Bohemia Interactive Humble Weekly Sale

Note that with the Humble Bundles, when more people purchase them, new games will be unlocked. This is not the case for the Weekly Sale. For as low as $1 you can get:

Note: Day One: Garry's Incident has a bit of a nasty reputation. I don't recommend this particular game, but many of the others on this list are very commendable.

Groupees Capsule Computers Indie Bundle 3

There are two bundles currently running on Groupees, one of which is for chiptunes, and the other for a bundle of indie games. For a minimum of $1, you will receive the following titles:

Rush Bros

Starpoint Gemini

Bad Bots

Return to Mysterious Island

If you pay more than $4, you will receive a few additional titles:

Ravensword: Shadowlands

Storm Over the Pacific

A.R.E.S: Extinction Agenda

Haegemonia Gold

The more Groupees bundles that are purchased, additional bonuses are unlocked. Only one has currently been unlocked but there are still more than 12 days left for this bundle, and it is already at 92% at last count on on the Tier 2 bonus:

Rise of the Ravager

If you're a fan of checking out indie titles for a fraction of their usual cost, all of these include some spectacular deals on some pretty good games.

Happy gaming!

If you are looking for some great indie games, don't forget FTL and Papers, Please. Even though I'm an old school gamer, I was really hesitant about indie games at first, but these have been fantastic titles that I've enjoyed the crap out of.

Plus, they're cheap. Like, you'll have way more fun with 10 of these indie games than any single console game, and probably cost the same, too.